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Although we dreamt and planned a lot for this journey, we never thought about the last part. Waiting between our last two planes, we still have one question:How do you end such an overwhelming adventure before getting back to the real world of bills, plumbing problems and work but also friends, family, weekends and summerbars? I guess by putting the best pics on your screensaver and planning the next one :-)?.

... are out by the thousands, eating, drinking, smoking and connecting with their neighbors. Such a vital time at night. But with our long day we decided to just go out from 7:30 - 10:30pm then head back to our hotel and into bed. Chris' pedometer marked we walked 11 kilometers today. And now my feet feel like it. So happy to be here. Special thanks to Cliff and Sandy who gave a condensed version of Rome....as we are going to Florence ...

... way up the hill side which brought us high enough to get a beautiful panoramic view across the valley and river. From here it was easy to view the old town and, on the opposite hillside, the castle. Although we did work up a sweat, there was a partial cloud cover and a breeze so it was a perfect day for this sort of activity. Also, part of the walk lead through some well off neighbourhoods and part of it through a forest. It was beautiful and relaxing, time to enjoy the ...

... was so slow in Heidelberg I still hadn't published yesterday's blog and pictures. It was so nice out today that I went down by the restaurant patio and drank beer and watched some of the river boats come and go. The Rhein river traffic is extremely busy with not just tourist boats but, commercial freight boats. After the beers a little walk along the river front and a great end of the ...

... or forms the border of 9 countries and is one of the longest rivers in Europe. A 17km stretch of the river forms the boundary of the town. We stop for a walk around the village. We walk alongside the Rhine and then up through narrow cobbled streets and into a small square or platz. There is a bronze memorial to "Mary", a local shopkeeper who gave children sweets after the war when only the women were around to rebuild.